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Also belonging to Sir John James Scott Douglas, this second coat is made of a fine worsted and silk weaving of the Royal Stewart tartan. It has green velvet facings, decorated with gold thistle motifs at the cuffs and collar. Two rows of cut-glass buttons backed with foil frame the centre front of the coat, the sleeve closures and coat tails. The curved cut-away of the coat over the hips is suggestive of elite court styles of the era.
The front, back and cuffs of the coat are ornamented with cut-glass buttons backed with foil. These would have sparkled brilliantly in a candlelit ballroom. Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1819 (H.TTA 17)
Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1822 (H.TTA 17)
Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1822 (H.TTA 17)
Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1822 (H.TTA 17)
Thistles worked in gold metal thread against a green silk velvet collar. The tartan used is a mix of worsted and silk. Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1819 (H.TTA 17)
Note the cut-glass buttons hidden between the folds of the coat tails. Tartan coat worn by Sir John James Scott-Douglas, c.1822 (H.TTA 17)
